After a debate that lasted nearly two hours Wednesday night, Student Government voted 29 to 6 in favor of a bill expressing disapproval of N.C.’s amendment 1.

Amendment 1 will be voted for in the May 2012 primary in N.C . and has caused dissonance among North Carolinians. If passed, it will cause gay marriage to become illegal in the state and also take away some rights that gay couples have.

The bill enacted by Student Government will allow a letter to be sent from the organization to State Legislature but some student senators argued that the decision was too political and not representative of the student body.

Kenneth Compton, junior CALS senator was against the bill.

“I have my opinions and I know that [Senate does] too,” Compton said, “whether you are for or against it, you shouldn’t necessarily think about it as for or against gay marriage right now, think about whether it represents the student body.”

Kenneth did not specify his stance on gay marriage but explained that it is the job of the student body to represent them, there has been no N.C . State poll displaying gay-marriage views.

CALS senior Senator Harrison Do explained that the bill supported diversity, and therefore the student body as a whole.

“I believe that North Carolina State University is the people’s university,” Do Said, “therefore, by fighting for the rights of every single member of the Wolfpack family, we will also be fighting for the rights of every single North Carolinian.”

While Do stressed that the bill would support diversity, others explained that Student Government had never gotten so deeply involved with politics.

Junior College of Management Senator James Cronin disagreed with the bill on the basis of a possible misrepresentation of the student body.

“I don’t think that it is Student Government’s position to take sides,” Cronin said, “Taking a political stance is not in our statutes.”

Cronin explained that he understood how heart-felt the issue of gay-marriage is, however, he did not believe that Student Government should act on the issue.

“We just passed a bill that focuses on [diversity]” Cronin said.

He explained that Student Government does take action towards equality on campus but should have no say elsewhere.

Jennifer Layton, junior CHASS Senator, expressed that the bill did affect University students, as it did all North Carolinians.

“I have come to a state supported, state funded university,” Layton said, “I have never felt so personally discriminated or targeted by the very state that I call home.”

Layton explained that with a deep heritage in North Carolina, she believes that the issue will have a deep impact on the campus community.

Though the debate lasted for hours, the bill was voted in by 23 votes out of 35 Senators present that voted yes or no.

Student President Pro Tempore, Toni Campbell believed Student Government owes it to the student body to pass the bill.

“If this is what our students want, this is something we should give to them” Campbell said.